Ballycrenane/ballinwilling beach

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patmac736
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Ballycrenane/ballinwilling beach

#1 Post by patmac736 »

Hi all
Just wondering has anyone fished ballycrenane ballinwilling lately I am going to head down there during the week for a few hours.
Any advice would be appreciated (Baits.rigs.tides.etc)
Thanks in advance
Pat

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donal domeney
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Re: Ballycrenane/ballinwilling beach

#2 Post by donal domeney »

patmac736 wrote:Hi all
Just wondering has anyone fished ballycrenane ballinwilling lately I am going to head down there during the week for a few hours.
Any advice would be appreciated (Baits.rigs.tides.etc)
Thanks in advance
Pat

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Both beaches are best fished from dusk into darkness. I haven't fished Ballycrennane for a while so I would not be sure on how it is fishing .
Have a look at it in daylight as it is prone to getting badly covered in weed.
I've always found fishing here best either side of low water on the slacker tides

Had 6 sessions in Ballywilling in Oct plenty of cod, dogs and coalfish most of the sessions were over high water fishing at the end of the slip.
Other species included painted ray, flounder, strap conger, bass, bullhuss,
The baits I was using were crab, lug and the odd mackerel.
Specimen Fish 2024: Shore Rockling (3) 36cm, 34cm, 31cm; Thick Lipped Mullet (2) 58cm, 57cm; Smooth Hound (1) 109cm; Sting Ray (1)125cm; Ballan Wrasse (1) 48cm ; Corkwing Wrasse (1) 24.8cm. Golden Grey Mullet (2) 43cm, 1.8lb; 40.6cm, 1.55lb;
Total species boat/shore: 45
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Specimen Fish 2025: To date: 6.
Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm
patmac736
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Re: Ballycrenane/ballinwilling beach

#3 Post by patmac736 »

donal domeney wrote:
patmac736 wrote:Hi all
Just wondering has anyone fished ballycrenane ballinwilling lately I am going to head down there during the week for a few hours.
Any advice would be appreciated (Baits.rigs.tides.etc)
Thanks in advance
Pat

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Both beaches are best fished from dusk into darkness. I haven't fished Ballycrennane for a while so I would not be sure on how it is fishing .
Have a look at it in daylight as it is prone to getting badly covered in weed.
I've always found fishing here best either side of low water on the slacker tides

Had 6 sessions in Ballywilling in Oct plenty of cod, dogs and coalfish most of the sessions were over high water fishing at the end of the slip.
Other species included painted ray, flounder, strap conger, bass, bullhuss,
The baits I was using were crab, lug and the odd mackerel.
Thanks donal appreciate the advice .I'm new enough to beach fishing.can I dig lug in the same area. PM that answer if you'd like
Thanks again pat

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Re: Ballycrenane/ballinwilling beach

#4 Post by donal domeney »

You can dig a few lug at Shanagarry but from what I've heard it's hard going.
where about are you based
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Specimen Fish 2024: Shore Rockling (3) 36cm, 34cm, 31cm; Thick Lipped Mullet (2) 58cm, 57cm; Smooth Hound (1) 109cm; Sting Ray (1)125cm; Ballan Wrasse (1) 48cm ; Corkwing Wrasse (1) 24.8cm. Golden Grey Mullet (2) 43cm, 1.8lb; 40.6cm, 1.55lb;
Total species boat/shore: 45
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Specimen Fish 2025: To date: 6.
Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm
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Re: Ballycrenane/ballinwilling beach

#5 Post by patmac736 »

donal domeney wrote:You can dig a few lug at Shanagarry but from what I've heard it's hard going.
where about are you based
GARRYVOE BEACHES BY NAME.jpg
I'm living near conna Donal.
I normally buy frozen lug from tom in midleton but I can travel anywhere from east cork to west waterford

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